Answer: At this point, he is curious and excited.
Explanation: While there is sadness (as he is coming from a time that was the worst in his life), he can't help but be a little excited at what is to come. This is new hope, new adventure, new life. While he has adapted quickly to his surroundings, he can't help but wonder what is yet to come.
Answer:
"a gift from her best friend" highlight that
Explanation:
It modifies Cheryl's sneakers by describing that they were gifts.
Answer:
"she expressed<em> them </em>imperfectly”
Explanation:
The speaker is not complying with concord. Her reference is ,realised by <em>them</em>, ambiguous. <em>Them</em> lacks any reference if we move backwards in the excerpt. We may assume <em>them</em> refers to what she had to say,but <em>it</em> shoudl have been used , instead. However, <em>them</em> may refer to <em>thoughts</em> that comes later in the excerpt:"She expressed<em> them</em> imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.", in these sentences ,which are not coherently linked , we infer that <em>them</em> is referring to <em>thoughts.</em>
B. Winnowing wind because of the repetition of 'w'
Answer:
Thematic statement: The effort of foreigners to speak the English language must be respected.
Rhetorical strategy that creates pathos: The immigrant is part of the construction of the country, disrespects him because of the way he speaks is to disrespect the nation and promote the discomfort of citizens who are struggling to communicate.
Explanation:
In “Mother Tongue”, Amy Tan reveals her experience living with her foreign mother in America. Amy's mother is Chinese and although she understands English perfectly, she has difficulties in speaking the language fluently and with the rules of grammar established perfectly. This caused Amy's mother to be disrespected and ignored several times, causing her severe discomfort and preventing her, as a contributor in the nation, from living a full life.
This type of behavior is not correct, especially when we live in a country created and built by immigrants, who are the basis of all American families and citizens, with the exception of the natives.
